My Favourites Sneakers

Monday, May 7, 2012

Adidas is one of the biggest popular brands in the world. History of thefamousbrandsof shoes thatwas startedin 1920byAdi(Adolf) Dasslerinhis mother's laundryroom.AdiDassler'stimeto makea small projectby making athletic shoes.Because of the highquality of shoes produced,eventuallya small businessis coming to fruition. In 1924,AdiDasslerand his brotherRudolfDasslerfounded the"DasslerBrothersOGH​​"which laterbecame the forerunnerAdidasnow.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle. In 1890 in Holcombe Brook, a small village 6 miles north east of Bolton, United Kingdom, Joseph William Foster was making a living producing regular running shoes when he came up with the idea to create a novelty spiked running shoe. After his ideas progressed he joined with his sons, and founded a shoe company named J.W. Foster and Sons in 1895.

In 1960, two of the founder's grandsons Joe and Jeff Foster renamed the company Reebok in United Kingdom, having found the name in a dictionary won in a race by Joe Foster as a boy; the dictionary was South African edition hence the spelling.The company lived up to the J.W. Foster legacy, manufacturing first-class footwear for customers throughout the UK. In 1979, Paul Fireman, a US sporting goods distributor, saw a pair of Reeboks at an international trade show and negotiated to sell them in North America.

On March 16, 1966, at 704 E. Broadway, in Anaheim, California, brothers
Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, and three other partners opened up
their first store. The Van Doren Rubber Company was unique in that it
manufactured shoes and sold them directly to the public. On that first
morning, 12 customers purchased Vans deck shoes, which are now known as
Authentic. The shoes that were made earlier that day were ready for
pick-up in the afternoon.The company continued to grow into the 1970s.
During this period they also produced wool lined canvas and rubber
mukluks under contract to the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S.
Air Force. Skateboarders who liked Vans rugged make-up and sticky sole
were seen sporting Vans all over Southern California in the early
1970s. In 1975, the Vans #95, known today as the Era was designed by
Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta. With a padded collar and different color
combinations the Era became the shoe of choice for a generation of
skateboarders due to the non slip bottom making it easier to grip
better. In 1966, Vans introduced the #44 shoe, and with the help of
skateboarders and BMX riders the Vanr Slip-On became all the rage in
Southern California. By the end of the 1970s, Vans had 70 stores in
California and sold through dealers both nationally and
internationally.

Nike is one of the biggest brand in the world which producing shoes, apparel and sporting equipment. They are best known for sponsoring some of the world famous athletes such as Tiger Woods, Ronaldo and Michael Jordan. In addition they also have agreements with a variety of world football teams like Manchester United, Arsenal, FC Basel, Juventus, Clube de Regatasd Flamengo, Steaua Bucuresti, AC Sparta Praha, Red Star Belgrade, Inter Milan, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Hertha BSC Berlin, Borussia Dortmund, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia CF, Urawa Red Diamonds, Kaizer Chiefs, Atlético de Madrid, NK Maribor, Glasgow Celtic, FC Porto, Paris Saint-Germain,and Boca Juniors.

Friday, March 16, 2012

In his late 30s, Marquis Mills Converse, who was previously a
respected manager at a footwear manufacturing firm, opened the Converse
Rubber Shoe Company (unrelated to the Boston Rubber Shoe Company
founded by fourth cousin elisha converse) in Malden, Massachusetts in
February 1908. The company was a rubber shoe manufacturer, providing
winterized rubber soled footwear for men, women, and children. By 1910,
Converse was producing 4,000 shoes daily, but it was not until 1915
that the company began manufacturing athletic shoes for tennis.

The
company's main turning point came in 1917 when the Converse All-Star
basketball shoe was introduced. Then in 1921, a basketball player named
Charles H. "Chuck" Taylor walked into Converse complaining of sore
feet. Converse gave him a job. He worked as a salesman and ambassador,
promoting the shoes around the United States, and in 1923 his signature
was added to the All Star patch. He continued this work until shortly
before his death in 1969.

Converse also customized shoes for the
New York Renaissance (the "Rens"), the first all-African American
professional basketball team.